CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs beach volleyball team suffered a pair of losses to UT Martin and EKU on the opening day of the Scenic City Showdown on Friday at the UTC Sports Complex Sand Courts.
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Chattanooga falls to 8-7 overall and 4-2 within OVC play after the league loss to UT Martin. UTM improved to 13-6 overall and claimed a two-match lead over UTC in the OVC standings at 6-0. EKU improved to 12-8 on the season after the win.
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In the morning match against UT Martin, Chattanooga suffered a 5-0 defeat to the current OVC-leading Skyhawks. UT Martin (6-0) moved two matches ahead of UTC (4-2) at the top of the regular season standings after the victory.
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In the nightcap against EKU, the No. 5 duo of
Kaye Gresham and
Madelina Myers-Osband provided 21-16, 21-19 victory to allow for a 1-1 tie ahead of the final three pairings. While EKU had the match clinched 3-1, the duo of
McKenna Faychak and
Maddie Lecik posted a hard-earned 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 victory to account for the team's second point.
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Chattanooga returns to action tomorrow to close out the Scenic City Showdown with two more matches. The Mocs will face Liberty at 1 p.m. ET before squaring off against Carson-Newman at 5 p.m. ET in the finale.
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Full match results and tournament schedule for Saturday can be found
HERE.
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UT Martin 5, Chattanooga 0 | Finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1 |
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| Pair # |
Pairing |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 |
Neva Clark / Joy Courtright (UTC) |
15 |
21 |
12 |
| Dylan Mott / Logan Wallick (UTM) |
21 |
19 |
15 |
| 2 |
McKenna Faychak / Maddie Lecik (UTC) |
15 |
8 |
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| Kambree Lucas / Olivia O'Keefe (UTM) |
21 |
21 |
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| 3 |
Julia Davis / Maddi Morris (UTC) |
21 |
15 |
10 |
| Addy Vaughn / Lucy Kaufman (UTM) |
18 |
21 |
15 |
| 4 |
Halle Olson / Grace Frigaard (UTC) |
13 |
9 |
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| Haeleigh Paulino / Jenna Vallee (UTM) |
21 |
21 |
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| 5 |
Maddie Myers-Osband / Kaye Gresham (UTC) |
12 |
15 |
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| Kayla Carrell / Audrey Haworth (UTM) |
21 |
21 |
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EKU 3, Chattanooga 2 | Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2Â Â Â |
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| Pair # |
Pairing |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 |
Neva Clark / Joy Courtright (UTC) |
22 |
16 |
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| Hannah Keating / Shannon Stone (EKU) |
24 |
21 |
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| 2 |
McKenna Faychak / Maddie Lecik (UTC) |
21 |
16 |
15 |
| Paityn Walker / Maddy Campbell (EKU) |
19 |
21 |
11 |
| 3 |
Maddi Morris / Julia Davis (UTC) |
17 |
14 |
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| Rachel Mueller / Sarah Mitchell (EKU) |
21 |
21 |
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| 4 |
Halle Olson / Grace Frigaard (UTC) |
21 |
18 |
12 |
| EK Lohergan / Maddy Richardson (EKU) |
17 |
21 |
15 |
| 5 |
Kaye Gresham / Maddie Myers-Osband (UTC) |
21 |
21 |
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| Z Fonvielle / Arilyn Lee (EKU) |
16 |
19 |
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